Community Learning Disability Nurse | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Pennine Care NHS FT
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 PA, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Heywood, OL10 2DY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Jul 2026
Closing date:	19 Aug 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate Community Learning Disability Nurse to join our multidisciplinary Learning Disability Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver specialist, health interventions to adults with learning disabilities, supporting them to achieve better health outcomes and improved quality of life. You will work across a variety of settings, including people’s homes, day services and health settings, providing holistic specialist health assessments and interventions to adults with complex health needs.

Undertake comprehensive specialist assessments and develop personalised care plans

Lead and contribute to clinical pathways including physical health, positive behaviour support, autism, epilepsy and dementia

Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, families, carers, and partner agencies

Promote health equality and wellbeing, reducing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities

Manage and prioritise your own caseload, ensuring safe and effective care delivery

Provide training, supervision, and mentorship to colleagues, students and support staff

Act as a clinical resource, offering specialist advice and guidance within the team

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

• Access to Continued Professional Development

• Involvement in improvement and research activities

• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

• The post holder will provide specialist health and behaviour assessments and interventions to individuals referred to the learning disability team.

• The post holder will work in partnership with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team to achieve the ‘Good Health’ objectives of ‘Valuing People’

• To provide a safe, effective, responsive, efficient, timely, community nursing service to people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.

• To undertake comprehensive specialist assessments for individuals with a learning disability and complex or challenging needs, using evidence‑based tools and a specialist knowledge base on which to practice.

• To lead and contribute to specialist clinical pathways (e.g., physical health, positive behaviour support, epilepsy, dementia, autism, dysphagia, relationships).

• To monitor and evaluate complex interventions

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026

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